Victorian carousel at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, pictured by Judy Watt--&quot;The spike, rather than to emulate a unicorn, was actually functional, as armoured knight and armoured horse fought as a unit, both equally lethal. This is demonstrated, again, in the large, prominent, teeth of the armoured horses – this is not a friendly grin . . .&quot;-info from comment posted by Ron-http://squirrelbasket.wordpress.com/2010/09/04/carousel-horses-an-illusion-of-freedom/